HUD vs Housing and Urban Development

HUD and Housing and Urban Development both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
HUD	Yes	No	No	No
Housing and Urban Development	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, HUD and Housing and Urban Development are synonyms defined as:

HUD and Housing and Urban Development: the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965

Other synonyms of HUD include Department of Housing and Urban Development.

HUD (noun)	Housing and Urban Development (noun)
the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965	the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965